Cordless electric sadiron



June 14, 1938. H. E. LUTTON CORDLESS ELECTRIC SADIRON Filed June 18, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l A ifomeys June 14, 1938. H. E. LUTTON CORDLESS ELECTRIC SADIRON Filed June 18, 1936 2Sheets-Sheet 2 I r A A A v v v v V v I n venior Patented June 14, 1938 2,120,761

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,120,761 CORDLESS ELECTRIC sanmoh Harry E. Lutton, Waynesburg, Pa. Application June 18, 1936, Serial No. 85,996 2 Claims. (Cl- 219- 25) M invention relates generally to a cordless sadiron 3 is provided with a conventional elecelectric sadiron, and particularly to an arrangetrical heating element-which is generally desigment of this character involving an iron stand nated l1 and which has instead of the usual to which the cord is attached, instead of to the contact mechanism, contacts l3 and I9 which are 5 iron itself, and an electric sadiron including conexposed at the opposite sides of the body of the 5 tacts exposed on its exterior and connected to its sadiron as shown in Figure 1 and to which the heating element, which contacts engage other opposite ends of the heating element l! are concontacts on the stand when the sadiron is disnected. 4 posed on the stand in the proper position, where- These contacts l8 and I!) are positioned so by the sadiron is heated during its positioning on that when the sadiron 6 is placed on the floor I thestand, and when removed from the stand, and pushed up toward the vertex end of the is free of the usual iron cord, during the ironing stand, the contacts l8 and I3 will engage curved operations. spring contacts 20 and 2| which extend from the An important object of the present invention isside walls 9 and H) of the stand and have lonto provide an arrangement ofthe character indigitudinal portions 22 and 23 which are mounted 15 cated above, which is simple, emcient, and relain channels 23 and 25 by dielectric blocks 26 and tively inexpensive, and which greatly facilitates 21. The channels have their forward ends leadironing operations. ing into an enlarged transversely elongated recess Other important objects of my invention will 28 in which are mounted bifurcated contacts 23 go be apparent from a reading of the following deand 30 which are respectively connected to the scription taken in connection with the drawings, plug contacts l5 and I6. Also mounted in the wherein for purposes of illustration 1 have shown recess 23 is a yoke 3| which is of dielectric chara preferred embodiment of my invention. acter and carries the contacts 32 and 33, which In the drawings:- are initially prevented from touching the con- 35 Figure 1 is a general top plan view of the em taetS 9 and 30 W which they are Opposed, bodiment, portions of the sadiron being cut away by the helical sprin 33 which is Suitably engaged to disclose the exteriorly exposed contacts there- W the W Of the recess 23 between the 0 on engaged with the supply contacts of the stand. t ets 29 and 0 and with a Central Po ion o Figure 2 is a side elevational view of Figure 1. e yoke 3| as shown in Figure 3. The forward 80 Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of th t nd ends of the contacts 22 and 23 are connected by showing the removable plate which when corresponding wires 34 and 35 with the contacts moved exposes the contact mechanism for ad- 32 and justment ,and repair. A yoke actuator which is generally designated Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the body 35 Projects p y from the y e 3 and about 35 portion of the sadiron with the handle removed. the level of the floor 1 of the base and into a 35 Referring in detail to the drawings, the position to be engaged by the tip 01 the sadiron meral 5 generally designates the stand which in the manner n icated .in Figure 1, and forfor convenience may be shaped in the general Werdly displaced y the P i g 0f the sadiron outline of the sadiron which is generally desigby the Operator toward the left hand end of the 40 nated 6 and be provided with a suitable number base as shown in Figure 1, to a Position in which 40 of props or legs 1 which depend from its underthe contacts 32 d 33 engage the contacts 29 side and adequately support the stand a and 30 and close the electrical circuit to the surface. supply line and thereby energize the heating ele- The stand' includes the fluted or corrugated ment ll of the sadiron as long as these positions 46 floor I which is open as indicated by the nuare maihtamedwhen the sadiron, has been meral a at the rear end and closed on its oppo sufficiently heated, the same is removed and the site side by the longitudinal walls 9 and I0 which heating 9199mm thereof energized simply by follow the contour of the stand and of the iron movmg the mm from the swltch actuating posiand merge into opposite sides of the tip portion tion o a right hand position 011 the base e- 50 II in which is embedded the pilot light l2 in mOVed from the heSe- 50 front of which are the openings l3 and I4 ex- A horseshoe-shaped plate which is e a y posing the contacts l5 and I6 which are to be designated 31 is attached by screws or the like 33 engaged by the plug on the end of the energizing to the bottom of the stand at the tip end thereof iron cord (not shown). to conceal the switch mechanism and the contacts,

35 In accordance with the present invention the and to protect the same, while rendering the w same readily accessible for replacement or repair.

Although I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire to limit the application of the invention thereto, and any change or changes may be made in the materials, and in the structure and arrangement of the parts, within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the subjoineol claims.

What is claimed is:-

i. In combination, an iron stand including a sadiron receiving trough in its top and a switch mechanism on said stand and comprising a pair of horizontally spaced stationary contacts, a pair of movable contacts engageable therewith, a V shaped operating element for said movable contacts positioned horizontally of the trough in the path of the iron and engaged by the point thereof during a forward sliding movement of the iron along the trough to close the switch and spring means yieldably separating the contacts.

2. In combination. an iron stand including a sadiron receiving trough in its top, and a switch mechanism on said stand comprising a pair of horizontally spaced stationary contacts, a pair of movable contacts engageable with the stationary contacts and normally disengaged therefrom. a V-shaped operating element for the movable contacts positioned horizontally of the trough in the path of the iron and engaged by the point thereof during a forward sliding movement of the iron along the trough to close the switch. 

